What You Should Know:
- Health insurance members, both in commercial and Medicare Advantage plans, are increasingly relying on their health plan's websites and mobile apps for communication. However, these digital experiences are falling short of the standards members expect from other digital-forward industries.
- The J.D. Power 2025 U.S. Healthcare Digital Experience Study reveals that health plan websites and apps frequently fail to meet basic expectations for ease of
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JLL Forms Healthcare Center of Excellence for Leasing Advisory Business
What You Should Know:
- JLL, a professional services firm, announced the formation of its JLL Healthcare Center of Excellence to provide a deeper level of resources and specialized expertise to its health system and healthcare provider clients across the nation.
- The company has appointed Executive Managing Director Brannan Moss to lead this national initiative.
JLL Healthcare Center of Excellence & Leadership
The JLL Healthcare Center of Excellence (COE) will serve as a
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Samsung Partners With Stanford Medicine for New AI Sleep Apnea Feature
What You Should Know:
- Samsung Electronics and Stanford University today forms a research collaboration with Stanford Medicine aimed at developing health solutions leveraging Samsung’s recently FDA De Novo authorized obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) feature.
- The initiative, announced on World Health Day, underscores the critical role of sleep in overall well-being and marks a significant step towards proactive healthcare through pioneering research.
Advance Sleep Apnea
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Kandu Health and Neurolutions Merge to Form Kandu, Inc.
What You Should Know:
- Kandu Health, Inc. and Neurolutions, Inc. today announced their merger, forming Kandu, Inc. The newly established company aims to redefine the landscape of stroke recovery by offering an unprecedented, at-home, end-to-end solution for stroke survivors and their caregivers.
- Kandu plans to develop a first-in-kind end-to-end solution for stroke survivors, combining brain computer interface (BCI) technology with personalized telehealth services.
$30M Funding
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Teladoc Health Launches Next-Gen Cardiometabolic Health Program
What You Should Know:
- Teladoc Health (NYSE: TDOC), the global leader in virtual care, today introduced its next generation Cardiometabolic Health Program to improve population health and prevent the progression of diabetes, hypertension and obesity.
- Building on the company’s industry-leading chronic condition management programs, the new offering is designed to support optimal cardiometabolic health for all populations.
Teladoc Health Expands Cardiometabolic Program to Improve
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iCAD Appoints Mark Koeniguer as Chief Commercial Officer
What You Should Know:
- iCAD, Inc., a provider of clinically proven AI-powered breast health solutions, today announced the appointment of Mark Koeniguer as its Chief Commercial Officer (CCO).
- As CCO at iCAD, Koeniguer will oversee the commercial sales teams, strategic partnerships, operations, and customer success initiatives to drive revenue growth across North America and international markets.
Koeniguer Bio/Background
Mark Koeniguer joins iCAD with over 30
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Phenomix Sciences Launches Clinical Trial to Predict GLP-1 Response Using Precision Obesity Test
What You Should Know:
- Phenomix Sciences (Phenomix), a commercial precision obesity medicine biotechnology company, today announced the initiation of its first prospective, placebo-controlled clinical study.
- The research will evaluate the MyPhenome™ test's ability to predict individual patient responses to semaglutide, a GLP-1-based therapy that has become a cornerstone in the treatment of obesity.
First Prospective Clinical Study of Semaglutide Using MyPhenome™
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Rock Health: U.S. Digital Health Funding Reaches $3B in Q1 2025
What You Should Know:
- In the first quarter of 2025, U.S. digital health funding reached $3.0B across 122 deals with the average deal size rising from $15.5M in Q4 2024 to $24.4M in Q1 2025, according to the latest report from Rock Health. The Rock Health report reveals the funding landscape in Q1 2025 continued to exhibit a "David and Goliath" scenario, with early-stage startups dominating deal count and larger companies or startups backed by major funders leading in significant
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Google Cloud and Seattle Children’s Partner to Develop AI-Powered ‘Pathway Assistant’
What You Should Know:
- Seattle Children's Hospital has announced a collaboration with Google Cloud to create Pathway Assistant, an AI-powered tool designed to improve healthcare providers' access to critical medical information.
- In a collaboration with Google Cloud, CSW pathways will be made more readily accessible to healthcare providers through the development of 'Pathway Assistant'. This AI agent is designed to streamline access to essential, evidence-based information within
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Hello Heart Introduces Smart Pill Box to Improve Medication Adherence
What You Should Know:
- Hello Heart, a digital provider of preventive heart health, has launched Hello Heart Pill Box, a new smart pill box designed to improve medication adherence.
- The addition to Hello Heart’s suite of heart health tools, which already includes a blood pressure monitor and mobile app, addresses a critical factor in cardiovascular care management.
Impact of Medication Non-Adherence
Medication non-adherence is a widespread problem, with research
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